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Behavior & Discipline

Your 5 to 10-year-old is getting bigger, and can better articulate frustrations, likes, and dislikes. Learn ways to work with your child to achieve good behavior and sow the seeds for self-discipline.

Flying with Children - What Tips Do You Have for Flying with Children?

Flying with children can be much easier and even fun with a fe strategies and some pre-planning. What are your ideas for how to make flying with children a great experience for the whole family?

10 Tips on Flying with Children

Flying with children can be one of those "make or break" moments in the lives of parents, when our mettle is tested and we find out what we are made of. Fortunately, some strategic planning can help make flying with children a fun and relaxed experience for you and your kids. Here are some tried-and-true tips on flying with children that will make your next trip the best one ever.

Top 7 Tips for Disciplining Your Grade-schooler

Your grade-school age child is becoming better at handling frustration and disappointment. But the days of meltdowns aren't completely behind you. Here are some great discipline strategies for this transitional age.

8 Steps to Discipline Children the Zen Way

Sometimes, no one can push your buttons like a growing grade-schooler. Here's how to keep your cool and employ some Zen child discipline techniques the next time your child displays undesirable behavior or hurts your feelings.

How to Listen to Your Child

An important part of discipline is learning to listen to your child so that you can establish a solid communication link. In essence, your child is more likely to listen to you if she can trust that you'll listen to what she has to say.

How to Handle Misbehavior

One of the most important aspects of discipline is handling misbehavior. Here are effective strategies for giving your child consequences when he does something that he knows is wrong.

How to Ask Your Child to Behave

Explaining clearly and effectively exactly what you expect from your child is a crucial foundation for good behavior. Here's how you can talk to your child and what you should say to encourage cooperation.
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